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The carotid artery plaque size and echogenicity are related to different cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly: the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) study
Department of Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Department of Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Department of Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3290-4111
Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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2009 (English)In: Lipids, ISSN 0024-4201, E-ISSN 1558-9307, Vol. 44, no 5, p. 397-403Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Carotid plaques can be characterised by ultrasound by size and echogenicity. Both size and echogenicity are predictors of cardiovascular events. The aim of this study was to examine whether traditional risk factors and markers of inflammation and oxidation were associated with plaque size and echogenicity. Computerised analysis of carotid plaque size and echogenicity (grey scale median, GSM) were performed by ultrasound in a population-based health survey in 1,016 subjects aged 70 years (PIVUS study). Information on cardiovascular risk factors was collected, together with markers of inflammation and oxidation. Increased Framingham risk score, systolic blood pressure, higher BMI and decreased HDL, lower glutathione levels were related to echolucent plaques. Previous or present smoking was common with significantly more pack-years related to the echorich plaques. Plaque size was associated with increased Framingham risk score, systolic blood pressure, blood glucose levels, smoking, ApoB/A1 ratio, OxLDL, TNF alpha, HOMA insulin resistance, leucocyte count, decreased BCD-LDL and low levels of l-selectin. Low HDL, increased BMI and decreased glutathione levels were associated with the echolucency of carotid plaques, implying metabolic factors to play a role for plaque composition. Markers of inflammation were related to plaque size alone, implying inflammation to be predominantly associated with the amount of atherosclerosis. These results suggest that plaque size and echogenicity are influenced by different risk factors.

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Springer, 2009. Vol. 44, no 5, p. 397-403
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Atherosclerosis, Ultrasound, Plaque, Carotid artery, Risk factor, Lipids, Oxidation
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Medical and Health Sciences Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-69388DOI: 10.1007/s11745-009-3281-yISI: 000265770500002PubMedID: 19234732Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-67349286820OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-69388DiVA, id: diva2:1254533
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Thuréus stiftelse för främjande av geriatrisk forskning
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